Divine Presence Amid Violence: Contextualizing the Book of Joshua - Brossura

Brueggemann, Walter

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ISBN 10: 1842276603 ISBN 13: 9781842276600

Casa editrice: Paternoster (Print On Demand), 2009

Riassunto

"To pursue the matter of "revelation in context," I will address an exceedingly difficult text in the Old Testament, Joshua 11. The reason for taking up this text is to deal with the often asked and troublesome question: What shall we do with all the violence and bloody war that is done in the Old Testament in the name of Yahweh? The question reflects a sense that these texts of violence are at least an embarrassment, are morally repulsive, and are theologically problematic in the Bible, not because they are violent, but because this is violence either in the name of or at the hand of Yahweh." -from chapter 2 'Like Jacob wrestling with the man all night, Walter Brueggemann struggles with texts of divine violence and wrings from them a blessing. He draws together materialist and literary approaches to discover God's violence subtly and indirectly employed on behalf of the dominated against dominators. The book is a brilliant primer in persuasive, open-ended theological interpretation. It will help pastors, students and anyone who would like to join the hot debate about violence and the God of the Bible.' Kathleen M Connor, William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament Theology, Columbia Theological Seminary

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With typical panache Brueggemann goes a long way in helping us to reconcile the violence against Gods enemies in the Old Testament with the love of the marginalised in the New. In the present climate of violence, Divine Presence amid Violence is a must-read. --Ian Stackhouse, Team Leader at Guildford Baptist Church, England

In Divine Presence Amid Violence, Walter Brueggemanns reflection on the book of Joshua as the text of an oppressed people, experiencing the revelation of God through his demonstration of power enacted against the oppressor, offers acute insights to all who are exercised by the question how the violence commanded in the book of Joshua can count as revelation of the God worshipped by Christians. --Gordon McConville, Professor of Old Testament, University of Gloucestershire, England

Like Jacob wrestling with the man all night, Walter Brueggemann struggles with texts of divine violence and wrings from them a blessing. The book is a brilliant primer in persuasive, open-ended theological interpretation. It will help pastors, students, and anyone who would like to join the hot debate about violence and the God of the Bible. --Kathleen M. O'Connor, William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament, Columbia Theological Seminary

L'autore

Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament Emeritus at Colombia Theological Seminary in Georgia. He is the author of numerous books on the Old Testament.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Paternoster (Print On Demand)
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1842276603
• ISBN 13: 9781842276600
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 96
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile